Ōmuta (大牟田市 -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Fukuoka Prefecture (ç¦å²¡çœŒ Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ...
As of In March of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 133,802 (Men 61,249; Women 72,553) and the density of 1,654.49 persons per km². The total area is 81.55 km². Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Omuta city developed as an industrial city which centered on the Miike coal mine which existed from the 1860s to 1997. In 1960, the Japanese media observed the Miike dispute which was linked with the reform of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America. The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security (in Japanese, 日本国ã¨ã‚¢ãƒ¡ãƒªã‚«åˆè¡†å›½ã¨ã®é–“ã®ç›¸äº’å”力åŠã³å®‰å…¨ä¿éšœæ¡ç´„, Treaty of mutual cooperation and security between Japan and the United States of America) was signed between the United States and Japan in Washington on January 19, 1960. ...
The city was founded on March 1, 1917. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The current mayor is Michio Koga. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
External links
Omuta official website in Japanese
Omuta official website in English
If you have time between trains at Omuta Station there is a fantastic crepe and softcream cafe just outside the station.
As of In March of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 133,802 (Men 61,249; Women 72,553) and the density of 1,654.49 persons per km².
Omutacity developed as an industrial city which centered on the Miike coal mine which existed from the 1860s to 1997.
In 1960, the Japanese media observed the Miike dispute which was linked with the reform of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America.
Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.
Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.
On March 27, 2006, the municipalities of Inatsuki, Kaho, and Usui (all from Kaho District) merged with the city of Yamada to form the new city of Kama.
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